Board of County Commissioners (BCC) - Regular

>> good morning! I know we don't have too many people here, but we are in south florida and we are pretty loud, aren't we, especially miami-dade county. It's a great day and we have a very, very long and busy schedule today. But we have some very important guests and some that our family here today. I have my colleague that has a very special, special presentation today. Anne higgins will give this presentation. Good morning, ma'am. Are you doing good today? >> I am, thank you, Mr. Chair. A new this morning kind of bittersweet lee to issue the county's vilomah award for district 5. For those who do not know about this award, it was established by commissioner martinez and his objective was related to make sure that families who have suffered a tragedy, who actually, despite the suffering of a lost, a family member, are able to transform our community out of that by creating something permanent, lasting, and beautiful as a legacy. And today, we are here to celebrate bella and giselle vilomah who lost their son very tragically in an accident. He was simply walking across the street. And for me, that is a very poignant moment because I chair the transportation committee, and the chair in his wisdom change it to transportation and mobility, which is the real indication of the importance of making sure the safety of our streets and the human beings that use them are paramount in this county. So this morning, I was also reflecting, for those of you that do not know about the pino strong fundation, they really are supporting veterans, which is another awesome reason that I'm standing here with our chair and my father also is a veteran of the air force, as the chair kows. And they provide scholarships and rotc scholarships for people to go to school and to continue in their son's legacy, because that was his dream, to serve in our armed frces. And I was thinking about my father's dish fish my father was orphaned at a young age and would've had no ability to go to college if it were not for an rotc scholarship. So your commitment to making sure that young people that want to serve in the armed forces have that opportunity, even though your son doesn't. It's very meaningful. It makes the difference in people's lives and in their future and countries future. So the from the bottom of our county's hearts, I would like to invite you, please, brad -- raul and giselle, appear and there also longtime county employees., this year, I think people have learned that government is needed, right? It's easy to dismiss government and the good times. We don't ned that. But when you ned vaccine site set up, when you need emergency responders to pick you up and take you to the hospital during a pandemic, when you need mass vaccination sites, when you need to make sure that economic aid is getting to small businesses, that is the moment when government and gvernments' response shines. And darke county really stepped up this year. But I think beneath the surface, what you are seeing today is it's not just our county as a government, but it's the individuals that make up our county who actually work here, who not only in their jobs make a difference at the broader community, but in their personal lives and personal foundations, our everyday doing more than what we collectively do as a county government. So it is bittersweet, obviously, for me to award you the vilomah award in honor of your son, but we are lucky in our community to have you here. Please come up to receive the award. I know it's sometimes hard to speak, but if you would like to say a few words. No? [Laughter] Okay. >> I just want to thank everybody who is here for me. Most of you knew donnie. He was my youngest one. He who lost him and tere is no good days. There are bad days and worst days. Good days don't exist anymore. Some days are impossible. Some days are better. But I will soon, I will see him soon. So thank you, commissioner. Thank you for the award. >> bro, we have been friends for mny, many years, and your passion and the lovely lady standing next to you, it's remarkable. You took a very sad, sad situation that none of us want to face, and you turned into something so positive and so good, as my clleagues have stated. We love you. We love the work you have done for us for so long. Danny was an incredible young man. He is taking places as angels looking over us and protecting us, and I would tell you that I am very blessed to stand here with my colleague and making sure that something we never like to give, as joe martinez says, as a reward no one wants to receive and we don't want to give, but it's important to do so. It's important for others who May be in your situation. Thank you. >> mayor? >> there really are no words for this award. But to do honor to you and your family you have done so much for this community, we stand in awe of your contribution and with you in your mourning. I am so, so sorry. Thank you for the recognition, so well-deserved for what you have done. > you want to go first? >> go ahead. >> all right. You want to go or you want mnestime? Okay. Commissioner monestime is not ready. >> thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is another great day in miami-dade county. And today I have the privilege of honoring a man who has been a champion and advocate for his community. Leo steroid, many of you know him, is such a man that I'm pleased to honor today. Leo, please come to the podium. Give leo a big round of applause for me please. [Applause] >> thank you so much. I am thrilled to be here today to honor my good friend, leo stewart, whose leadership and service in district 2 is deserving of special recognition. This guy is an advocate for all people, a leader in his community. He's trying to do everything right. Mr. Stewart is the President Of try community and homeowners association, and is one of those leaders that everyone should emulate. To give you some background, he hails from liberty city and the bronxville community. There, northwestern senior high. I thought you said miami henderson. [Inaudible] Not new orleans. Forget it. After attending miami-dade college, he worked with city, gas company, as a workforce gas mechanic, then began working, earning his certification in nuclear forensics program in 1985. He worked at fdl until 2007 as a plan electrician. Once Mr. Stewart retired, he decided he wanted to become more involved in this community, his own community. So at first he started attending the hoa meetings.Four years ago, he took on the role of the hoa President For the tri-county community. In that role, he managed a host of issues including addressing code violations and getting paved roads inside of works construction. Yesterday. [Inaudible] And she. [Inaudible] [Laughter] Mr. Stewart also continues to uplift his community by picking up and delivering boxes of food and drinks donating to neighborhoods' schools. Right now I would like to present the beautiful certificate of appreciation to say thank you, a big thank you to Mr. Leo stewart for all that you have done and all that you continue to do for our community. Again, this gentleman is a champion, type of advocate we need in every community. Help me honor him, help me honor him, help me honor him by giving him a big round of aplause as I give him this beautiful proclamation. I will ask the mayor to hand this proclamation -- I mean, this certificate over to him. If you would like to, you can read it. >> thank you so much. Well, to Mr. Leo stewart, President Of the try community homeowners association, as commissioner and on behalf of in the, the mayor, and the board of county commissioners and the residents of miami-dade county, I take great pleasure in presenting this certificate of appreciation to you in recognition of your valuable contributions to our community on this day, May 4. Thanks so much would you like to say a word? >> commissioner monestime, thank you for recognizing me. I accept this on behalf of try community homeowners association and I appreciate it and thank you for recognition. >> a man of action in few words, right? >> Mr. Jared our colleagues, if you can join us in this photo with Mr. Stewart. >> Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice chair, Madam Mayor, to all of my colleagues, this morning it is a really great day, really great morning for this particular proclamation presentation. This season, Mr. Chair, the south dade heisey high school wrestling team not only went undefeated but successfully defended their championship title for the fourth consecutive year at the fhsaa three a dual meet state championship. South dade has won the most in total championships by any team in the state of florida. Coach pough macedo dating back to 1987, when he was at south dade, came to south dade senior high, stances winning record as we speak. Said 440 wins in 22 losses. [Applause] >> did good! >> in addition, Mr. Chair, the bucs hve also won 14 fhs three a state championships, eight consecutive and 20 overall the school history. With exception of only two seasons, the team is either the runner-up so the winners at the state championship matches since 1995, placing as runners-up age times and earning 16 championship wins, 14 with coach pough macedo as the head coach. Mr. Chair, here's the kicker: they've been the reigning champ since 2014. [Applause] >> Mr. Chair, this year for southgate buccaneers kept often undefeated season of 24 wins and onto coach pough macedo and, listen to this, here it is: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Mr. Chair, it's a humble experience and I'm standing here next to my good friend, the principal, of the great south dade senior high. [Applause] The beauty of it is, the beauty of it is it's fitting because I was on the wrestling team at south dade senior high. >> no, no, no, no. It does not go away that easy. It was not just only on the wrestling team, he was the star on the wrestling team. >> I said not the state champ, but one of the stars. [Laughter] >> did a great job and he continues on. >> and so on behalf of the board of county commissioners signed by our Chairman, josc pepe diaz, our mayor, daniella levine cava, and our miami-dade county board of commissioners, we want to say thank you very much. We present this proclamation to you this day and it's going to read -- it reads, corriea, daniella levine cava, mayor of miami-dade county, Chairman Josc of, county commissioners on the -- community do hereby, proclaimed tuesday, May 4, 2021 as southgate senior high school wrestling team day. Let's give a round of applause. Here you are. [Applause] >> thank you very much, commissioner Mcgee. Always good to see a former alumni, as well as you have joints -- is an inspiration to all students. Thank you, mayor levine,. You visited hours, the dems. Thank you. And thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are proud of what the school has been able to accomplish. >> everyone wants you to hold out your hand. They want to see the ring. We have a lot of those! [Laughter] >> I will have the sergeant and arms export you you later. >> okay, guys. I think -- mayor, this is you. So I think we've got the director here and the mayor. Here you go. >> well, I would recognize the water drop anywhere because I am the water warrior. Some of the folks up here, we thought it would be a bumblebee, but could we get the water drop up here, please? Just for the shot. >> the water drop is getting adjusted. [Laughter] >> okay. I want to wait until we are all costumed up here. Oh, gosh. All right. Here comes our water drop. [Applause] Thank you. Can you see? Okay, okay. [Laughter] Truly, every drop counts, and this is water week. So we have to celebrate our freshwater, our drinking water, our ocean water while we have it. And here we are focusing on our cean water. This is a time when we recognize that you are life. You are life, Mr. Water drop. Our water and sewer department, best in the nation, make sure we hve the best quality, delicious drinking water 365 days and is overseeing the largest water infrastructure project in the florida history, in florida history. We want to acknowledge josc henrique quinto who has led us so ably in this interim period. Of course a little later today, we welcome our new water warrior, roy coley as our new director. Stay tuned a little later in the agenda. Mr. Water drop, you will have another champion right here by your side. Truly, I do love this week. I do want us all to know we cannot take our freshwater for granted. It takes a lot -- takes a lot of work and a lot of diligence. we have made some great progress. We have reduced our freshwater consumption. That's very good, yes, everybody. Use those special showerheads that reduce the flow and the toilets that reduce the flow, tis is all important. But we also know we have to protect our water. That means not flushing the wrong things down the toilet, right? Okay. Was in at the last meeting that you sponsor all of the awards, the young people celebrating our water. They do a fantastic job. Our young people know the value of water, so we, the grown-ups, need to follow suit. Nw, this is also an opportunity to make you aware of a program called was d cares. Was d cares, I sponsored this legislation, was created to help people who cannot afford to pay for this basic service. Pandemic, nobody has lost water during this pandemic thanks to miami-dade county. [Applause] So we know it's fundamental. But at the same time, it is certainly at the forefront of people's minds, especially during a pandemic. We need water all the time, but now during a time when we have had to wash and disinfect so regularly, we know how essential it is. So we created this program. It's an assistance fund to help those who are behind on their water bills. we want to encourage all of you to donate. It is very, very easy. You can do it when you pay your bill. So you can donate online at miami-dade.Gov/water. If every wosny customer donated just $0.50, we would raise $1 million to help those in need of clean water. So let's just do it. Every drop counts! Thank you so much to our water drop and water warriors! Let's help people keep that special gift of life. Thank you very much, Mr. Water drop. You have something to say? >> every drop counts. [Laughter] >> ladies and gentlemen, we are -- 9:30, the meeting will start on time. Please follow the suggestions of the sergeant and arms as we escort people around. Still adjusting to a lot of things that are new. We want your patience and your understanding. While you are in this building within this corridor, at ask you to maintain your mask on to respect others and just be aware that at 9:30, it will be the start time. Thank you so much. >> good morning, everybody, sergeant and arms. Please make sure everyone is sitting in their seats. I want to make sure everybody understands once again that I am asking you to please respect others around you, keep your mask on. Those that do not feel that you want to, downstairs, and it accommodation is a ready-made. You can go downstairs and view it in a bigger and open area. I just wanted to state that before. Today is one of those special days, so May the force be with you, if you did not know what it was about. So with that, vice Chairman, he went to lead us in prayer? >>. [Inaudible] We ask you to consecrate our actions, our forces, our minds and make us good leaders and stewards of resources for your people. What are our steps, our words, our deeds. Move us forward together as a community and in his name we do pray, amen. >> thank you. Commissioner: higgins, lead us in the pledge. >> I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >>. >> a couple of items. Colleagues? Want to move this agenda along. And we will have a lot of discussion, especially on a couple of items. I will ask those of you that can that can, please your mask on for others' benefits. I want to make sure that you understand in the first reading items, last meeting we had discussion on things. We do not discuss the first hearing items. I want to be real clear on that as we move forward. I also want to ask my colleagues, there is a lot of pooled items, a lot of debate scheduled. I would like to ask you also if you could ask the questions to the point and move on. I do not ever want to put the point of limiting debate and so on, because I think everyone here has a right to speak and ask questions that are needed. Please be cautious of the surrounding colleagues that you have. With that, I want to make sure tat you also understand that we have a time started for lunch at 12:00 P.M. To 1:00 P.M., if we do this meeting right. Hopefully we can finish today. If not, thursday we have a meeting in the morning to discuss something that plagues our community every year, which are the storms. And we have the you oc meeting for especially for the new members of the board to attend. If anything overflows, it will be done in the afternoon at 1:00. Hopefully we won't get to that, but I want to respect for many who have never been through and need to know the eeoc process and stuff like that. It's just as important. I wanted to get that out of the way. I believe that it's time we start turning. >> good morning, Mr. Chairman -- >> before you, Mr. Attorney. Madam Clerk, let's do your part on the road call. >> commissioner. Commissioner cohen higgins, present. >> commissioner garcia, commissioner hardiman, commissioner heyman, commissioner higgins, commissioner martinez. >> present. >> commissioner Mcgee. Person. >> commissioner mona steam, commissioner bartolotta. >> present. >> parliament commissioner sosa. >> present. >> commissioner soto. > vice Chairman Gilbert. >> here. >> deas. >> 12 members present. >> I am here too. Mr. Attorney, let's go. >> in accordance with rule six. 06 of the board's rules of procedure, members of the public will now have a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding nonpublic hearing propositions that are before the commission today, which has not been subject to a previous oportunity to be heard. Group regarding public hearing items under section 5 of your agenda, members of the public will be given an opportunity to speak when the item is called. Mr. Chairman, at this time you May extend the reasonable opportunity to be heard. >> thank you, gerald. Those of you who understand who have been here before, I would like to speak on any items that are published items May do so at this time. Those of you that are here on a certain issue, I have already stated that I will allow each side to speak for approximately five minutes, one person representing each side. You will have your time to speak along with some other workers that have their representation which will speak on this item. This is a courtesy that we are doing, because iems have been heard before and we are doing this as a courtesy. So with that, any thing that we would like to speak on any other item, at this time May come up so. Please state your name and address for the record. If you represent any organization too. >> good morning, Mr. Chairman, mayor, Mr. Vice Chairman, commissioners, my name is matt hagman, executive vice President With the beacon council, address 1609 s. Bayshore drive, miami, florida. On behalf of the beacon council, I come here in support of the resolution to establish a miami-dade county crypto currency task force. It was famously written a decade ago that software is leading the world. There is no doubt the technology is increasingly entering every corner of our lives and the pace is only getting faster by the day. There is no doubt that miami is making great strides right now in the ongoing nearly 10 year effort to make our community a center of track and innovation. Simply, this is a time to lead in to be open to think and do in new ways, all in an effort to drive generational change in our community. When we think of emerging technologies with the possibility to change our world, crypto currency is high on the list. Bitcoin was the first crypto currency that remains the biggest and best known, but there are others. The promise of crypto currency is it makes possible the transfer value online without the need for a middleman, allowing value to transfer globally, nearly instantly and at any time without governmental control. For this reason it continues to generate attention and investment, to be sure like any emerging technology, crypto currencies remain highly volatile, yet that is precisely why now is a good time to lead in, to learn and to proactively explore and assess so our community can make better decisions in our position. After all, the cities that will win the future are the ones that embrace new technology and seek to leverage it for the benefit of all. That only begins with greater understanding, engagement, and smart experimentation. For this reason, the establishment of the miami-dade crypto currency task force is a smart decision that we have counsel support. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. >> thank you, sir. Anybody else at this time? >>. >> good morning. My name is samir patel, technology attorney at holland and item miami. My address is 1430 bickel bay drive from miami, florida 33131. Of you to speak on the establishment of the miami crypto task force. I just want to tell a story about me coming to miami four years ago. Holland and I recruited my as a block to the attorney. Once I came here, I was put on the ground working with startups in the community and I would like to tell you that miami-dade county is afforded incredible opportunities, when that has not been seen anywhere else in the world. The closest place May be due by, but miami right now has a huge influx of young, ambitious entrepreneurs and innovators. Just last week there was an event about a thousand people at the intercontinental in miami, celebrating nonfungible tokens. And so, we have an opportunity to not only benefit miami-dade county with financial revenue, but also the real opportunity for community development. Another thing is I know that the mandate of this council where this task force, sorry, is to study the feasibility of accepting crypto currency as taxes and paid employees. In 2018 the state of ohio actually accepted crypto currency as a means of taxes. After, when there was a new department, new treasurer, he said that the actual technology used to accept crypto currency did not go through the proper procurement process, so they got rid of it, but they are now in the stages of studying different blocking technologies in oder to accept them as taxes and this is exactly what this task force will do. So we will bypass the evers of ohio and bank on best practice technique! >> Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice chair, mayor, members of the board, I am ryan crowley, representing tyner technology group, 1100 central park drive, stanford, florida, 32771 and I'm standing in support of item 8f 10 on your agenda today. That agreement, agreement you had before you today was the -- really the culmination of a very collaborative effort between many members of the staff from the court's office, 11th judicial circuit, alexandria ocasio-cortez, ist, idd, and of course pioneer. Florida is pioneer's home. We are honored and excited to be playing an important role in the modernization of miami-dade's work's case management system and I'm available in here if you have questions when you get to the agenda item. Thank you. > just to be clear again, those of you speaking on the items, I will give you your time to speak, as I stated before. Anyone else that wants to speak on anything that's not related to the items that pretty much out of the four people signed up to. Okay. >> good morning, Chairman. >> good morning. >> my name is annette, attorney at ken starr with offices at brickell avenue, suite 3500 on behalf of the city of doral on its annexation application item 15 b2 on today's agenda. 15 b to as an initial consideration of proposed the boundary changes pursuant to section 20-5 of the code, which requires the board to refer our application to the planning advisory board for review under currently applicable criteria under section 20, highs in six. The board does not make any decision on this matter today, but merely refers to the tab as a perfunctory act. The matter would come back to the sport for final decision on the merits with the benefit of the planning advisory board's recommendations. Thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. Anybody else? Okay. Coastal public hearing side of this. Mr. Attorney, >> I will move forward only -- setting of the agenda. Before I do, I want to make sure that commissioners do not interrupt the attorney, as he setting the agenda. And once it's done, if you want to make any changes, add or delete anything or make a statement and so on, we will do it at the end. What will happen, we don't want to happen with last meeting with setting the discussion on the agenda and first reading. We will try to avoid that this meeting. , adam attorney, welcome. >> thank you. Mr. Chair, have a number of preliminary matters: item 3b1 and 3b to listed on your pull list, those items are correctly listed on your pull list as 3b1 and, those items are correctly listed on your pull list as 3b1 and 3b2, but the titles are incorrect. So 3b13 b2 are approval of your tedious projects regarding projects in nixon project ready. Six a1a did supplement, commissioner kalathas releasing her pool of this item. At the appropriate time, we need a motion to approve. >> we could do it at this time or we need to set the agenda first? >> we can go ahead, with the board's permission, the item is on. >> so moved? >> so moved. >> second so moved and commissioner sosa seconds. All in favor say aye. All opposed. >> continue on. >> sponsor request withdrawal of the sudden, which is on your pull is. Moisture governor bryant is releasing his pull of this item. Commissioner mona seen is adding his name to the fullest. The board will need to decide how it wishes to proceed for item 884. 8d1, vice chair gilbert is releasing his pull of this item. He's the only pulling commissioner, so this item will be approved with the setting of the agenda. 8f2, commissioner mona steam is adding this item to the pull list. 8f3, senator garcia is releasing his pull of this item, the only pulling commissioner. This item will be approved with the setting of the agenda. That is the same for item 8f5, senator garcia releases. It will be approved with the setting of the agenda. >>> 8f6, commissioner hegins is releasing her pool of this item. There are other pulling commissioner's. The sponsor has requested withdrawal so the board will need to decide how it wishes to proceed. >> which hegins, cohan or commissioner higgins. >> commissioner hegins. 8f7, senator garcia is releasing his pull of this item. Is the only pulling commissioner, so this item will be approved with the setting of the agenda. 8f 10, 8f 10 supplement, commissioner reg a lot of is releasing her pool of this item, the only pulling commissioner. It will be approved with the setting of the agenda. >>> 8h3. Senator garcia police this is poland it will be approved with the setting of the agenda. 8I1, the sponsor has requested deferral of this item to notate certain. Commissioner reg a lot of is releasing her pool, she's the only pulling commissioner, so wth the setting of the agenda, the item will be deferred. Eight k-3, commissioner reg a lot of releases or pull of the item. She's the only pulling commissioner, so it will be approved with the setting of the agenda. 11a3, commissioner mona steam is adding this item to the pull list. 11 a8, the sponsor has requested withdrawal of this item. This item is on your pool list. The board will need to decide how it wishes to proceed. >> I will release it . >> 11 a 19. >> Madam Attorney, can you repeat the last number again, >> 11 a8. With the setting of the agenda, the item will be approved. >> thank you, ma'am. >> 11 a 19, commissioner reg a lot of is releasing her pool of this item, the only pulling commissioner. Item will be approved with the setting of the agenda. 11 a 26, commissioner martinez adds his name to the pull list. 11 a 29, the prime sponsor pulled this item for a moment. She's the only pulling commissioner. After the setting of the agenda, Mr. Chair, with your permission, we can read the amendment to the record import can vote on 11 a 29.11 a 23, commissioner martinez adds this item to the pull list. 14 a1 is ordinance for first reading. We will read that with the other first reading. 14 a4 and 1484 supplement, the supplement is being added to the fullest, 14 letter a4 is on your pull list. In addition, commissioner martinez's pulling 14 a4. 14 a5 and it supplement, the supplement is being added to your pull list. Mr. Chair, we also have additional requests for cosponsorship. Item 5 a substitute, commissioner: higgins wishes to be listed as a cosponsor. 8f 10, commissioner heyman is assuming prime sponsorship of this item. 8f 10 and did supplement. 11 a 11, commissioner: higgins wishes to be listed as a cosponsor. 11 a 12, 11 a 24th, 11 a 27, and 11 a 29, commissioner cohen higgins wishes to sponsor those. 11 a 32, senator soto and commissioner cohen higgins wishes to be listed as cosponsors. The items to be considered at today's meetings will be those listed in the printed final agenda with the additions deferrals and withdrawals and scrivener's errors noted in the Chairman's memorandum and the items I mentioned. The commission will approve all items by single vote setting the agenda except item 2b 20, mirrors women of director of the information technology department, chief information officer. Item 2b 21, mirrors women of the water and directory and sewer department, ordinances for first reading public hearings, items letter, items letter 8a3 and two, surface airport contracts we must be that on separately and are not on your pull list. Item subject to the four day rule under section 14 of the following fullest items: item 2b 13, 3b1, 3b2, 8a1. Mr. Chair, 8a4, there was a number of pulling commissioner's. Sponsors requested for withdrawal and how does the board wish to proceed with the item, >> we will move forward with the item. >> 8a4, 8f1, 8f2. Mr. Chair, item 8f6, sponsor requested withdrawal there are number of pulling commissioner! How does the board wish to proceed? >> we will move forward with the item. >> 8f number six, 8h2. 11, 11 a2, 11 a number three, 11 a5, 1185, 11 a6, 11 a9, 11 a 11, 11 a 12, 11 a 13, 11 a 16, 11 a 17, level and in a 18, 1119, 11 a letter 820. I apologize, 11 a 19 is approved with setting of the agenda. 11 a 20, 11 a 22, 11 a 23, 11 a 2, 11 a 29, 11 a 30, 11 a 32, lebanon a 33, 12 a1, 15 b2, 14 a1 his first reading item and I will take care of that will redo the balance of the first reading, 14 a2, 14 a3, 14 a4 and it supplement, 14 a5. Mr. Chair, motion to set the agenda. >> and move. >> motion by commissioner heyman. >> second. Commissioner sosa. All in favor say aye. >> aye. >> okay. Commissioner mona monestime. >> thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to be -- I a couple of sunshine meeting with commissioner Mcgee and on his item, 11 a 33. Over the to join him on his item. >> to set the co-sign, >> thanks, Mr. Chairman. >> so be listed. >> Mr. Chair? >> and commission over the lotto, then commissioner sosa. >> if you want, 11 a 29, I am the only commissioner who took this item for an amendment. Can you take it now, >> absolutely, ma'am. G ahead. >> Mr. Chair -- 11 a 29, the amendments as follows on typewritten page 5, second whereas clause is amended to read as follows: where is every resident and visitor of miami-dade county must be informed and educated about water quality impact related to littering and littering pollution, adding the words and fertilizer and be given ample opportunities to create a personal connection to responsibly for the health of biscayne bay. On typewritten pages, sign in six, the enactment clause is enacted in subsection 2 to read as follows: inform the public of proper and iproper ways to dispose of trash and the impact of littering, marine debris, and fertilizers to the health and management of biscayne bay. Also, the report should be provided to the board within 120 days instead of 30 days. Those are the amendments to -- >> and with the item is amended. >> second. >> the item has been amended. Commissioner sosa, moved and seconded by commissioner reg a lot of. All in favor say aye. >> aye. >> any oppose, >> thank you. >> commissioner soto, senator soto. >> Mr. Chair. Good morning 12 you, my dear colleagues. On 11 a 32, would like to become prime with you on the issue of -- >> accepting your prime also. Senator soto, thank you. So please list that, Madam Attorney. Okay, I have the vice Chairman Followed by commissioner a lot of. >> cosponsor 11 a 32. >> okay. Madam Attorney? Listed. Okay. Attorney with a lot of. >> thank you very much. I'm the only pulley commissioner on 11 a4. I want to offer an amendment. At first I want to thank the maker for a wonderful item. I'm actually working on something very similar. And to save time, my amendment would be to add adults with physical and neurological disabilities. >> it was the cosponsor? >> I am. I accept the amendment. >> thank you very much. >> is that a motion also? >> so moved. >> second. >> seconded by both primes. With that, all in favor say aye. Any oppose? None. keep it going. I have the mayor, but go ahead, Madam Attorney, but for the mayor, please. Go ahead. >> me or the mayor? >> did you asked to correct something? >> I just have to continue to have additional motions. Mayor, can you give us a minute? Then we will just go ahead. Finish the agenda issues and I will open it up for the mayor. >> yes, sir. Mr. Chair, item 8a2 his aviation item that requires a separate vote and it's not on your pull list. Would you like to entertain a motion to that item at this time? >> so moved. >> commissioner sosa second by I believe cmmissioner heyman. All in favor say aye. Any opose? Next. >> Mr. Chair, item 8a3 is also an item, aviation item that requires separate vote and it has not been pulled. Would you like to entertain a motion? >> been moved by commissioner sosa and seconded by vice Chairman. All in favor say aye. Any oppose? >> Mr. Chair, items number 14 a2, through 14 a5 and it supplement were not on your pull list. Would you like to entertain a motion to approve at this time? >> absolutely. Motion by commissioner heyman seconded by commissioner Mcgee. Any oppose? >> I apologize. That is it for me. >> keep them going. Else? >> Mr. Chair. >> all right, Madam Mayor. Thank you so much. I've been working very hard to catch up on the delayed reports from the prior administration. I hope you appreciate that and I want to be sure that we are timely, so there are two items on the agenda that we will pass that would request additional time. They are 11 a 19 by commissioner reg a lot of on the eel report, which we support but we want to have additional 60 days if possible. Commissioner. >> okay, okay. >> best okay I've heard in a long time. >> not happy about it, but will do our best to cover it [Cross talk] >> Mr. Chair point of clarification that was approved. >> yes. Madam Attorney? >> we just need a motion to reconsider. On the reconsideration commission over the lotto is moved and seconded by vice chair. Everybody in favor the item is now before us. Would you like to order for the item, >> would you will just add more time. How many days? >> 60 days. >> additional 60. >> thing to low second. >> as, motion, commissioner gimenez seconded by commissioner sosa. Madam Mayor, is that okay, >> I have one other iem. All in favor, say aye. Any oppose? Okay. Madam Mayor, >> the other is item 11 a one, commissioner martinez, we would like a total of 120 days to be able to produce that report. >> commissioner martinez, you recognize? >> let me look for it. Excuse me, it is the chair's item. It's 11 a1. I'm so sorry forgot the wrong -- >> that's yours, Mr. Chair. I know we all look alike to her, but now. >> that's for sure. >> we made a mistake. I apologize, Mr. Chair and commissioner martinez. >> you are requesting what, Madam Mayor, >> 120 days, Mr. Chair. How many days do we have before,, sorry. >> it was 90. We are requesting additional 30 days. >> I except that, Madam Mayor. >> thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Mr. Chair that was approved with the setting of the agenda, so if we could have a motion to reconsider dish fish. >> I just now. >> I'm of the item for you with the additional -- >>,thank you, commissioner sosa. I will seconded. The item is now before us, and at this point I will accept the 220 days I think you said, madam, >> yes, Mr. Chair. >> with that, commissioner sosa moves the item, second the item. All in favor say aye. Any oppose? Okay. We cleaned up an image eerything? >> I was 11 a1. >> Mr. Mr. >> point of information, the gilbert program is a wonderful program but scary springs from the office, she has led to my office. She's a member of the air force and is doing very good. Thank yu. >> thank you, sir. So with that, take us two -- where are we at, Madam Attorney? >> public hearings unless you wish to do the first readings first, Mr. Chair. >> did you want to do the two people -- >> the mayor's appointment? >> yes. Let's get them out of the way. >> those are items 2b 20 and to b 21 I believe. >> Madam Mayor? You recognizing your two items, >> very good. I'm very, very pleased that we have two cates people to introduce to you today. First, someone that you actually know very well already. This is margaret brisbane. This is the first appointment we have on the agenda. She has been leading itd on an interim basis, as many of you know, since February. She made her mark on the department, implementing the erp system, the enterprise resources planning system which is probably something tat you gratefully don't know much about. But it's been rolling out very smoothly and it is quite a change in how we are conducting our business internally. So she has deep experience in planning, directing and coordinating the complex activities in our it department. She has been in charge of crypto -- excuse me, cybersecurity, data center operations, network infrastructure and much more. She's been with our it department since 2005 and she has developed the breath of experience necessary to manage this department as it is ever evolving. We are very happy to welcome margaret brisbane. If you could step up as a new itd director. [Applause] Included in her title is chief information officer -- chief innovation officer on a permanent basis. Welcome, margaret. The first ever woman to lead this department, a woman of color, and she is joined by her husband. If you could stand as well, husband. This is truly a major milestone for us in the county for the text community. She is going to able to lead us into the future and internally relationship with the community as we advance and do it with the lines of uplifting diversity and inclusion and tack. Thank you so very much. Thank you, margaret. Very good. Any questions for Madam Director? [Applause] >> good luck, Madam Director. >> women power here! Now it's my pleasure to introduce to you Mr. Roy coley. He will be our permanent water and sewer director, and, where are you, sir, come on down. [Applause] We conducted a very significant search. Thank you to our chief operating officer jimmy morales for leading that search. After searching far and wide, we found the best right here in miami-dade county. He has an excellence of bleeding and water management startup and operations of high quality drinking water, wastewater treatment plants, capital improvement plan implementation, septic to sewer which we know we need. He will be leading us in the charge. Throughout his career, his driven innovation and forward-looking resilience and sealevel agitation and specifically focused as well on customer and employee experience. So in his time over at the city of miami beach, roy served as director of public works since 2015. He was responsible for managing all aspects of design, permitting, construction, operation and management of the city drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems. I personally can add a tour with him, was extremely impressed with his vision and his ability to execute on the plans. He has led a number of climate change adaptation and resilience efforts essential to the future of our county and certainly of the water and sewer department. We are excited to have you on board. Welcome. Your very best to serve the residents of miami-dade county. Thank you. [Applause] >> welcome aboard. >> also take a moment and acknowledge the wonderful service of josc who has been our interim and done an outstanding job. [Applause]. >> and he's going to continue to guide roy in the transition. Will be very grateful to you. >> I also would like to add to josc for everything you've done for your leadership. >> thank you. [Applause] Want to point out that he did not seek the job, just say no. He was definitely there on an interim basis. >> I'm glad you mentioned that. That's it and I'm grateful for your support and excited to move forward with these two outstanding professionals. >> Madam Attorney? Of these items anyway. There's no need to move, list the board wants to. >> we are good. Thank you for presenting both directors. With that, Madam Attorney, please take us to the first reading. >> yes, sir. Item 4a is ordinance greeting section 24-43. 11 of the code requiring utilities to compile certain information of non-vacant properties within the respective service areas that are not served by public sanitary sewers and not served by public water systems, requiring utilities to report information to miami-dade county amending section 24-42. Three to prohibit the upper authorization of new addition of sewage flows and respective utilities not submitted report required by section 24 dish 4311 providing separability inclusion in the good and effective date. Item 4b subsidies ordinance willing to county annual budget permitting sections dish dish and 17-132.1 of the code, requiring county mayor to place quarterly budget reports on agenda of the board and to prepare and present a midyear budget amendment between April 1 and May 31 of each fiscal year. Providing for creation of countywide unincorporated municipal service area revenue shortfall reserve funds and for allocation of unallocated countywide unincorporated municipal service area general fund carryover funds, countywide unincorporated municipal service area revenue shortfall reserve funds. Under certain circumstances into the rest of certain funds and purposes. 2-1 of the code related to the board's rules of procedure, to make revisions to conform to process and time frames in section 2-1795 of the code providing separability and inclusion at the code and uninvited. Rlated to maximum sales price of home for all county and affordable housing program setting the current maximum sale price and establishing methodology for revising sale price. Amending -- removing maximum purchase price for homes purchased under the homebuyer loan program, creating section 17-162 of the code establishing a maximum sales price for homes sold under any county affordable housing program, including bt not limited to the homebuyer loan program. Down assistance -- maximum sale price of the rising mayor designate to affordable housing implementing orders and affordable housing programs and info program guidelines to dish dish in providing separability and inclusion in the code and effective date. 4d is ordinance related to related transactions and incorporated unincorporated areas creating section 21 dish 49.1 and amending 8c 10 of the code. Were acquiring disclosure -- [Inaudible] Providing enforcement that's penalty or cause of actions existing under florida law, providing separability and inclusion of the code is effective date. For laderrious ordinance related to nonemergency medical transportation amending for-43, 44, 36 and 52 of the code, ending definitions and application procedures provided for administrative approval or denial applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. Amending procedures for appeals from denial or suspensions of replications, amending provisions related to transverse certificates of public convenience and necessity in providing separability in the code as effective date. For f is ordinance relating to the domestic violence over support amending section 2 dish 98 of the code, to change the requirement prevents removal of members, change motion requirements and remove term limits for members, amending section 2-893 of the code, to require periodic reporting on the use of food and beverage proceeds providing separability and inclusion in the code is effective date. For liturgy is ordinance roommate relating to. [Inaudible] Between northeast 112 and northeast 1/14 street. Lllp and October 2020 cycle, to amend my county comprehensive development plan, providing separability exclusion from the code and dates. For later ages ordinance related to motor vehicles amending section 31 dish eating and of the code and reestablishing pilot program for specified time which would allow vehicles that are a certain model year of age or less to be operated as taxicabs, waiving certain fines related to age of vehicles for specified time, providing separability inclusion in the good and an effective date. For I is ordinance related to vehicles and parking, repealing and replacing sections 30 dish 201 through 30-for 20 of chapter 30 of the code. Renumbering sections 30 dutch fork 21, 30 dutch fork 22, and 423 of the code, revising counting -- weight and height limitations, limits on county roads, physical registration, and use of all-terrain vehicles on private property to conform to state law, providing for enforcement of penalties and amending articles 2 into a of chapter 30 revising county parking relations including violations enforcement and penalties and relations on implementing the mobilization of vehicles to conform to state law and advancements in parking payment technology and passenger services. Additional costs for nonpayment up to 30 days providing for creation of uniform parking citation form and provide additional parking rules for seaport. Repealing parking rules and regulations for aviation support parks and transit permits, consolidating parking relations including for aviation, seaport, parks and transit departments into chapter 30, amending sections 25 dish eight, 26/1, 20 8a-3.4 and 30 b number six amending section 8 cc-10, creating and with repealing certain penalties, making technical amendments, providing -- for j boundary changes and contiguity, enclaves, the urban development boundary, and joint municipal boundary change requests; amending sections 20-3.1 and 20-5 of the code of miami-dade county, florida; prohibiting the filing and consideration of proposed boundary changes under certain circumstances and providing for procedures; providing severability, inclusion in the code, and an effective date. 40 a1 is ordinance related to animals and no circulation amending section 5 dish two of the code, authorizing animal control officers to enforce certain noise circulations making technical amendments providing separability and inclusion in the code and effective date. Is our first reading items. >> move. >> second. >> motion and the second. All items, please roll call, Madam Clark. >> commissioner cohen higgin hagans, >> four. >> commissioner hardeman? >> for. >> commissioner human. [Inaudible] Commissioner martinez, commissioner nikki. >> commissioner mona seen. >> commissioner by the lotto. >> yes. >> commissioner sosa, commissioner soto, vice Chairman Gilbert, Chairman Deas. Yes is unanimous. >> thank you, Madam Attorney and Madam Clark. With that, Madam Attorney, let's go to the fives. >> would you like for me to read all of them? >> all of them, and that is commissioners, the one that would like to speak on it now, we can pass the others. >> okay. >> let me -- have them read please. >> 5a substitute is an ordinance related to miami-dade county expressway authority exercising miami-dade COUNTYb home rule powers preserved within article viii, section 6 of the florida constitution of 1968 and the miami-dade county home rule charter; superseding and nullifying the special act contained in sections 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of chapter 2019-169 of the laws of florida; abolishing the greater miami expressway agency in miami-dade county created by such act; providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date resolution approving the plat of park apartments filed by 152nd avenue, llc, located in the northwest 1/4 of section 4, township 57 south, range 39 east (Bounded on the north by sw 286 street, on the east by sw 152 avenue, on the south approximately 280 feet north of sw 288 street, and on the west approximately 300 feet east of sw 153 avenue)(Regulatory and economic resources) Waiver of plat of juan j. Concepcion and irma concepcion, d-24346, filed by juan j. Concepcion and irma concepcion, his wife, located in the northwest 1/4 of section 18, township 54 south, range 40 east (Bounded on the north approximately 130 feet south of sw 28 street, on the east by sw 113 avenue, on the south approximately 300 feet north sw 30 street, and on the west approximately 300 feet east of sw 114 avenue)(Regulatory and economic resources) Resolution approving the plat of bowtie subdivision. >> thank you, Madam Attorney. Anyone have issues on the prize? >> I do, Mr. Chairman. >> 5a. >> okay. 5a, commissioner sosa. 5a also? >> 5a. >> anybody else on 5a? We have enough. Anybody else on any of the other fives? Okay. Getting a motion for judgment on, go ahead. >> Mr. Jay, for the record, are there any speakers that have the signed up to speak, the items, >> I believe five days the only one with speakers. Anyone else signed up on any of the other five's, 5b? Thank you. So 5b. You May proceed. >> thank you. >> state your name and address for the record. >> good morning., deas, both sosa, members of the commission and chief operating officer morale is. Everybody in the audience, my name is carlos dominic, live at 517 north bard avenue in the city beautiful and inherent support of commissioner martinez's ordinance regarding mx., lifelong citizen of miami-dade county. i want to thank commissioner martinez for his leadership and effort here to preserve our county's home role. To draw a bright red line with tallahassee and make it clear that this community I going to fight against their attempts to power away from us, the residents of miami-dade county. Is the embodiment of the american ideal of self-determination. First battlefield that we have to address is a community. If we bend to the will of the legislature, they will come after our report, come after hours seaport, and get ready for what else comes next. We cannot allow interests from tallahassee, tampa, orlando, pahokee, apopka to decide what is best for this community. We cannot allow tallahassee to continue to take fiscal -- fiscal advantage of us. We have some of the poorest communities in the state, yet we remain a donor county. That is unacceptable. Today, I ask you all to take a stand for home rule, take a stand for self-determination and support passage of this ordinance. I thank you. >> thank you, sir. Anybody else? >> good morning. My name is greg craig's with aac consultants. I am here -- there we go. >> get you a tall man's podium. [Laughter] >>. [Inaudible] >> that makes it better. >> I would like to thank the Chairman For putting this item on. A lot of people know a lot of things about mdx, but the biggest and most important is what it does for local businesses, especially minority owned businesses. We have been the beneficiary of the work done. So miami-dade county, want to thank you for putting this item on, thank the commissioner, the mayor as well as the coo for support and really hope that it makes a difference. Thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. Ma'am? >> by the way, this is a tall woman's podium. >> tall woman, please state your name and adress for this record. >> garcia with senior vp for will lie, partners and I'm glad to be here today to thank you for your political leadership, including this day forth. In defending our constitution and defending our home rule charter points today, it was spoken before us as mdx, we bought a house that was dilapidated. We pt money into it. We expanded. We improved it. And today, they wanted to get back. And the same thing will happen with our other houses, our seaport, our airports. I really urge you to look at the essence of what this is, which is the defending our home rule charter, our local control. And I urge you for a unanimous vote. And also, I hope that madam mayor will sign tis into effect immediately once it is approved. Thank you for letting me speak here today. >> thank you, ma'am, for speaking today. >> good morning, commissioner. Represented more hardeman of the miami-dade county advisory board. Address 701 nw. First court. I am in here to support, represent and support the home world child stay in place with brown, ellison, liberty city, opa-locka, cocoanut grove, florida city, groves, ranger, paramus and south miami. We are to make sure that our voice be heard as advise report from miami-dade county community does in economic development. Thank you. >> thank you, sir. Anybody else on the fives? For the record, no one else has come forth. No one has signed up either. With that, the public hearing is now closed on these items. Mr. Attorney, we have 5a and 5b. 5a, commissioner sosa. >> thank you, Mr. Jerry. >> Mr. Chair? Would you please allow me to present my bill and then allow me to close after? On 5a, >> you are absolute correct, Mr. Martinez. I will allow you to open the bill and is co-prime also say so. >> rebuttal at the end, thank you so mch. >> right. Yu have the floor, sir what's thank you very much. I want to thank the college that have joined in the co-prime as chair and cosponsorship on others. I want to tell you, this bill or ordinance is not about mdx or gm x. Yes they are in here because there was codis here. That's what drew the first blood from the state, but it's actually -- this is about defending our right to self governor's. In 1956, the voters of the state of florida gave us something unique that others did not have. In 1957, it ratified. I remember always bcause the year I was born. Must've been a great time. But we adopted the right to self-governance. Something they don't have. Tallahassee every single year they go into session, I cringe, go in the fetal position and wait for collateral damage of how many preemptions they do. I guarantee if you asked just Mccarthy, who by the way yesterday was his birthday and he was still working, and I want to thank him for everything he was doing up in the state capital. He will tell you over twentysomething bills are filed preempting miami-dade county. With that is majority are done by our own delegation. In this particular case, this is something that went from personal to hurting us, the residents. It has hurt a project that was being set up, that was kendall parkway. It's hurt the bond ratings. it has hurt so many different things because mdx is going to be here, so is gm x. We were wise in the previous chair and then yourself when we chose not to fill cms because it was going to court. Always a second option. The first option is see what happens with them, with mdx and see what happens. But home rule charter was always, always wanting that we had to defend. This board, through decades in different people sitting up here, one thing we have stood up for is always defending the home rule charter. It has been talked every year of taking away the airport, taking away the seaport, just taking for taking. Then what happens? Now you have somebody from a county of north were on the west coast deciding what's best for us? Folks, don't give away what we have. It was hard fought back then. I did not fight the battle, but apparently somebody did. But it was hard fought. Give it up now. Don't give it up because who knows what will happen? So I'm asking you for your support, for your home rule charter, for your constitution, and for your residence. And I look forward to the support in a positive vote, and allow me to close later on. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> thank you, commissioner martinez, and thank you for allowing me to be co-prime with you on this item. They will agree with all the words you stated because that's how I feel. This community, for many, many years, and some of you sitting in the audience that were sitting up here one time understand this very well, that we have been constantly, constantly every year spending a lot of money and trying to defend ourselves, defend our charter. The issue is that we are local government, and local government is the closest to the people, not 500 miles away from here to go fight local issues. And that is why we have this charter. We are the only county in the state of florida that has this type of charter. We are blessed to do so because our forefathers saw what this community was about in the importance of having this charter. So back several years ago, we had a major attack on this charter. The sport of sicily was able to defend that charter and we were very proud of it. Today we still have our hospital. We could've lost our hospital, because they tried to take over once again the charter that protects us and protects the monies to stay here. We also saw situations happen recently where a lot of the money went to build the road to nowhere in the middle of the state. And that money, a lot of it, was generated right here in miami-dade county. So I urge you as my colleague, asthma commissioner martinez has, it's about many things, but the most important thing this is what is protecting us, our charter and future. Think it was spoken very well. These are things that belong in our house, and once we have our house working in order, and it's very positive and everybody likes, well, they want to take it away. One, when there is an issue like this, you come to this building where you come to another one in miami-dade county, and you can stage your complaints or support. But it's very difficult to do it 500 miles away. And there is a reason for having a federal government and state government, obviously, and we have to respect those boundaries. That is why I'm so supportive and ask for prime sponsor. Also commissioner martinez, this is something that we swear to uphold when we lift our hands and swore to become commissioners, is to uphold the charter and the residents of miami-dade county, and I take that very, very seriously. With that, then the next person in line was commissioner sosa. >> thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I was one of the persons who voted against this item when it came for the first reading, because we cnnot have these cautions are questions answered in the first reading. I wanted to be sure of one thing, if you allow me, I would like to ask questions to the attorney. >> attorney? >> we heard the process in court by taking any position at this point or we are helping the process? >> by enacting this ordinance, this board would be exercising its authority under the florida constitution to esentially nullify the special law that was passed by the legislature that affected only miami-dade county. This would help the position in court because it was state our const